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LAPD Task Force Arrests Four Men on Murder, Robbery Charges

LOS ANGELES—Three men face murder and robbery charges and a fourth faces a robbery charge in connection with a spate of follow-home robberies that have plagued the city in recent weeks, police said Dec. 24. A Los Angeles Police Department task force on follow-home robberies, with assistance from a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT unit and Beverly…


Los Angeles Targets ‘Follow-Home’ Robbery Crime Wave

LOS ANGELES—Police are ramping up efforts to crush an escalating wave of violent crime in the Los Angeles area targeting popular shopping districts, wealthy residents, and celebrities. A spate of “follow-home” robbers turned deadly this week, resulting in the murder of a 23-year-old man outside of a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard Nov. 23. The Los…


Man Shot to Death in Hollywood in So-Called ‘Follow-Home Robbery’

HOLLYWOOD—A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Nov. 23 in Hollywood in what Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said was another in a series of “follow-home robberies.” Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Hollywood Station responded at 2:10 a.m. to 7181 Sunset Blvd. outside the Bossa Nova Restaurant on multiple calls of…


LA Police Creating ‘Follow-Home Robbery Task Force’ After Killing in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD—Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced Nov. 23 that his department will create a task force to investigate “follow-home robberies.” The announcement comes after a man was shot and killed outside the Bossa Nova Restaurant, in the 7100 block of Sunset Boulevard, at 2:10 a.m. in what Moore said is believed to be tied…